AFP, CARDIFF (UK): Pakistan and Sri Lanka head into their concluding group Champions Trophy group match knowing it's a virtual 'quarter-final' after producing two of the tournament's biggest upsets so far. Monday's match in Cardiff has the look of a 'dead rubber' about it…

AFP, KINGSTON: Usain Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on Saturday as the world's fastest man ran…

AFP, BIRMINGHAM (UK): Eoin Morgan said the potential of Ben Stokes is “through the roof” after having the best view in the house as the all-rounder's stunning century helped England knock Australia out of the Champions Trophy. England, already through to the semi-finals of a tournament…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign Swedish international centre-back Victor Lindelof from Benfica for 35 million euros, the Europa League champions announced on Saturday. Manchester United is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with Benfica for the transfer…

AFP, LISBON: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father to twins with a surrogate mother, Portuguese media reported Saturday. Reports said the babies -- a girl and boy named Eva and Mateo -- were born on Thursday to a woman living on the US West Coast. The captain of Portugal's victorious…

AFP, PARIS: Germany ran up an expected goal avalanche in thrashing San Marino 7-0 as Harry Kane celebrated his first start as England captain with a late…

AFP, ABUJA: Former African champions Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zambia all lost at home Saturday on a day of upsets in the first qualifying round for the 2019 Cup of Nations. Three-time champions Nigeria lost a competitive game against South Africa for the first time when they fell 2-0 in the southern…

AFP, LONDON: Maria Sharapova withdrew from Wimbledon on Saturday after failing to recover from a thigh injury, dealing another blow to the superstar's bid to rebuild her career following a doping ban. The 30-year-old Russian, who was champion at the All England Club in 2004, was due to play in the…

AFP,  PARIS: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko stunned third seed Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become…

AFP, MELBOURNE: The world's number one team Brazil will not be under-estimating Australia as they bid to rebound from their Superclasico loss to Argentina,…

AFP,  SUWON (South Korea): Uruguay and Venezuela players were involved in a mass brawl at their South Korean hotel on the eve of the U20's World Cup final, witnesses told the news agency on Saturday. The two sides had met on Thursday in the semi-finals with Venezuela beating Uruguay on penalties…

AFP, LAUSANNE: FIFA is confident the diplomatic crisis sweeping Qatar will normalise and not threaten the 2022 World Cup, the organisation's president, Gianni Infantino, said in an interview published Sunday. “We are facing a diplomatic crisis," Infantino told Switzerland's Le Matin…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Superstar Lionel Messi will skip a friendly against Singapore next week for “personal reasons”, organisers said late Saturday. Gonzalo Higuain and Nicolas Otamendi will also be absent from Tuesday's “Superclassico” match, UNICESS said in a statement. “While…